Eckhart, Meister (1260-1327)
Place of Birth: Near Gotha, in Saxony
Occupation: German preacher, theologian
Education: Educated at Cologne, Paris, and Erfurt, where he joined the Dominican order
Extent of Ministry: Lectured and preached with power throughout Germany
Notable Teachings: Stressed union with God and a consciousness of God, that good deeds do not make a man righteous, that a man must be righteous to do righteous deeds, and that Christ is the focal point of mankind and its Redeemer
Writings: Most important work was Opus Tripartitum (1314); Meister Eckhart – The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises, and Defense, Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1981; Meister Eckhart – Teacher and Preacher, Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1986
